Morning Merle! Hi HiDelight! (It is raining sideways here! I think I just saw a chicken fly by my window!)
Sorry DigitS'! Everyone always blames their bad weather on me!
I love to see everyone's photos!
HAPPY BIRTHAY JOE!! That was a wonderful birthday present from Ron!
All the cool peeps are born in October! (Mine 10-10-70, next year I will be 40 on 10-10-10, kinda cool hua?)
Ron, we must chat, I love numbers and astrology.
TAM stands for Texas A&M. Well that answers it then, there is one variety diluted by the aggies, but the rest of the jalapenos are just as hot as they used to be?
Well DrakeMaiden I was at least partially correct!! :lol: ;)
Anyway your peppers are beautiful! Almost makes me miss Texas...
:th WOW!!!
Ok you might be the person to ask. Has Texas A&M made the jalapenos less hot over the decades? Or was this just a rumor? I'm from TX and the old timers swore that A&M made them more mild.
Mushroom soup:
2 med. onions peeled and chopped
3 T butter
2 lbs fresh mushrooms
4 T butter
4 T extra virgin olive oil
1 quart chicken stock
1/2 cup dry white wine or sherry
1 piece whole grain bread broken into pieces
1 pinch nutmeg
sea salt and pepper
creme fraiche for garnish
Saute the...
I'm ready to eat these puppies! They have all of these nooks and crannys full of pete and soil. Is there a good way to get them clean without soaking them or damaging them? (I don't have any special tools like mushroom cleaners etc, just regular old kitchen utencils.)
(BTW, they are big, but...